Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead near the Townline Hill neighbourhood in Abbotsford, B.C., Monday morning.
Officers were called to the scene, near the corner of Ridgeview and Summit drives, just before 9:30 a.m., according to Abbotsford Police Department Sgt. Paul Walker.
Walker said they found a 68-year-old man inside a vehicle on the suburban street, with fatal gunshot wounds.
“Despite life-saving measures by first responders on scene, the individual has since passed away,” Walker said. “Our condolences to the friends and family of the man.”
Three nearby schools were briefly placed under a shelter-in-place protocol “as a precaution,” while officers investigated the shooting, according to AbbyPD.
The shooting took place near the corner of Ridgeview and Summit drives. (Martin Diotte/CBC)
“No students were harmed or directly impacted,” the department said in a post to social media.
“A significant police presence will remain in the area throughout the day supporting the ongoing investigation.”
Walker said the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is taking over the case.
He wouldn’t speculate on whether the shooting may be linked to extortion.
“Right now, there’s no clear indicators why this shooting occurred,” he said, but added early indications suggest the violence was targeted.
